Obama Advisor David Plouffe on the budget cuts agreement: "Some of the cuts were draconian"!

[Better Believe It]

And they were also "historic". Yes they sure were! BBI


Obama Advisor David Plouffe: Budget Cuts Both 'Draconian' and 'Historic'
Plouffe Lauds Bipartisanship and Slams Trump
By JOSHUA MILLER
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2011

Senior Advisor to the President David Plouffe conceded this morning that some of the cuts the White House agreed to in order to avoid a government shutdown were draconian. In an interview on "This Week" with anchor Christiane Amanpour, he called the cuts both "draconian" and "historic."

"The Senate majority called what the Speaker was asking for, just in February," Amanpour said, "he called it 'draconian.'" She pointed out the cuts were now being called historic. "I mean, which is it? Is it draconian yesterday and historic today?" Amanpour pressed.

"Well," Plouffe replied, "some of the cuts were draconian. Because it's not just the number, it's what composes the number."

"So in this budget deal, the President, Senator Reid, you know we protected medical research, community health centers, kids in Head Start. We were not going to sign off on a deal that cut those things," Plouffe said. "The President was comfortable with the composition of this deal that, again, there were some tough cuts in there…but in these fiscal times, everyone is going to have to make tough decisions. So it was a historic deal for the American people."

See the complete TV interview and read the article at:

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/obama-advisor-david-plouffe-budget-cuts-draconian-historic/story?id=13340843

On Monday we may find out all of the details of the Republican sponsored cuts and policy riders that the White House and Senate Democratic leaders agreed to. BBI

[DJ13]

1. some of the cuts the White House agreed to.. were draconian

Dems won, Republicans lost!**

err.....


(** actual title seen here after the agreement Friday)

[eShirl]

2. historically draconian

[Angry Dragon]

3. Hard to get a straight answer out of these idiots

[Better Believe It]

4. " everyone is going to have to make tough decisions." And who will these decisions be tough on?

[Autumn]

7. We know damn good and well who these decisions

be tough on. And it sure as hell won't be Obama and company's class.

[gratuitous]

5. Yep, draconian

And you signed on to them anyway. Brilliant strategy. Couldn't have made that statement, oh, several fucking weeks ago? Your thesaurus at the dry cleaners, was it?

[upi402]

6. Reminds me of an old Missing Persons song... Words

What are words for -when no one listens anymore
What are words for -when no one listens
What are words for -when no one listens it's no use talkin at all

Do you hear me
Do you care
Do you hear me
Do you care

[myrna minx]

8. What exactly are the Koch brothers or Dick Cheney sacrificing?

'm so sick of this 'shared sacrifice" BS.

[Ramulux]

9. Pathetic

They aren't even trying to make their spin make sense anymore. They are just flat-out adopting republican talking points.

"The President was comfortable with the composition of this deal that, again, there were some tough cuts in there…but in these fiscal times, everyone is going to have to make tough decisions. So it was a historic deal for the American people."

That is some fucked up shit right there coming from a supposedly democratic person. So, the poor and working class get shit on, the super wealthy get huge tax cuts and somehow that amounts to making "tough decisions"? Its insanity.

[femrap]

10. plouffe can kiss

my dirty feet.

[Scuba]

11. Once again, the American People are being duped...

On Wisconsin Public Radio in the car this morning I heard a guest describe Friday's budget compromise as follows: The Republicans gave up essential new military hardware. The Democrats gave up some funding for the arts.

He then went on to state that unless the debt ceiling is raised, there will be no choice but to further cut services.


No challenge came from the moderator (Joy Cardin), but callers were starting to take exception when I got home and turned it off.

The guest was a professor of political studies at (surprise!) UW-Waukesha.

[_ed_]

12. I'm trying to imagine a world where

Democrats would fight for their base or for progressive principles. It's difficult to envision.

[Better Believe It]

13. Well, at least he didn't call them "draculan" cuts, something Dubya might have done.

:-)